单光子发射计算机断层扫描在颅脑创伤后的临床研究

目的 探索单光子发射计算机断层扫描（SPECF）在脑外伤评估及预后方面的价值的依据。方法 28例中、重度颅脑损伤患者分别于伤后3天、10天及3～4周接受SPECF、CT检查及临床评定。3个月后所有患者行脑外伤综合征的临床测试，对首检SPECF显像阳性者复查SPECF，分析首检SPECF显像阳性者与损伤程度的关系，动态观察SPECF显像与预后的关系。结果 SPECF显像阳性与脑损伤程度有关，首检SPECF显像阳性提示预后良好，复查SPECF显像阳性提示多出现脑外伤综合征。对幕上损伤患者表现的小脑症状、体征可以做出合理的解释。结论 在中至重度颅脑损伤后SPECF显像与CT扫描比较更敏感，脑SPECF具有无创性、功能性及灵敏性高等特点，是脑外伤后功能评估、预后判断及临床研究的可靠方法。     

血管紧张素原基因与黎族原发性高血压并脑梗死的相关性(英文)

目的研究血管紧张素原基因(angiontensinogen,AGT)4个位点的单核苷酸多态及其构成的单倍型与海南黎族原发性高血压及原发性高血压并发脑梗死的相关性。方法选择海南黎族人群为研究对象,利用PCR直接测序法,在100例原发性高血压患者、100例原发性高血压并脑梗死患者和100例健康对照者中,对AGT基因启动子区域的-152(G-A),-20(A-C),-18(C-T),-6(A-G)多态进行基因分型。结果C-18T多态的基因型和T等位基因频率分布在原发性高血压组(P=0.003,P=0.004)和原发性高血压并脑梗死组(P=0.002,P=0.002)均比健康对照组显著增高。-6(A-G)多态的G等位基因频率在原发性高血压并脑梗死组显著高于健康对照组(P=0.016),而与原发性高血压组比较无显著性差异。单倍型分析提示,由-20C和-18T构成的H5单倍型在原发性高血压组中增加,与对照组相比有显著性差异(P=0.006);而由-20C和-6G构成的H6单倍型在原发性高血压并脑梗死组中明显增加,与对照组相比有显著性差异(P=0.003)。结论在海南黎族人群中,AGT基因的-20(A-C),-18(C-T)多态可能对原发性高血压的发病起了重要作用;-20(A-C),-18(C-T)和-6(A-G)多态可能是原发性高血压并脑梗死发病的遗传危险因素。     

Mortality risk associated with ejection fraction differs across resting nuclear perfusion findings

Background  Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a significant predictor of morbidity and death. The nuclear summed rest score (SRS) measures myocardial perfusion defects and provides prognostic information, but its effects on long-term outcomes are not fully established. Moreover, information regarding the potential interaction between these 2 covariates is limited. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the mortality risk associated with LVEF is the same across all values of SRS in a population undergoing evaluation for ischemic heart disease. Methods and Results  We examined 3,187 patients who underwent cardiac catheterization and perfusion single photon emission computed tomography imaging with a maximum follow-up of 8.1 years and median follow-up of 3.1 years. Cox proportional hazards modeling showed that increasing nuclear SRS and decreasing LVEF were independently associated with a higher long-term mortality rate, with a clinically significant interaction between them (P=.032). Patients with a normal LVEF and a high SRS (greater perfusion abnormality) have a prognosis similar to those with a reduced LVEF. Conclusions  Resting perfusion studies provide prognostic information for long-term survival and significantly impact the interpretition of mortality risk associated with changes in LVEF. Patient prognostication, risk stratification, and future research using these variables should take this interaction into account. Supported by a grant from the Tom & Lynn Royster Foundation. Durham, NC, and a National Institutes of Health Research Fellowship Grant (T5 GM08679-04), Bethesda, Md.     

Single-shot ADC imaging for fMRI.

It has been suggested that apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) contrast can be sensitive to cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes during brain activation. However, current ADC imaging techniques have an inherently low temporal resolution due to the requirement of multiple acquisitions with different b-factors, as well as potential confounds from cross talk between the deoxyhemoglobin-induced background gradients and the externally applied diffusion-weighting gradients. In this report a new method is proposed and implemented that addresses these two limitations. Specifically, a single-shot pulse sequence that sequentially acquires one gradient-echo (GRE) and two diffusion-weighted spin-echo (SE) images was developed. In addition, the diffusion-weighting gradient waveform was numerically optimized to null the cross terms with the deoxyhemoglobin-induced background gradients to fully isolate the effect of diffusion weighting from that of oxygenation-level changes. The experimental results show that this new single-shot method can acquire ADC maps with sufficient signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and establish its practical utility in functional MRI (fMRI) to complement the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) technique and provide differential sensitivity for different vasculatures to better localize neural activity originating from the small vessels.     

Crisis-related observations in competition: a case study in basketball

This study presents a unique observational approach to basketball, based on the theory of psychological performance crisis in competition. The approach used takes into account the responses of a player's actions to significant social factors such as team-mates, spectators, the coach and the referees. The contribution of this approach beyond traditional observational techniques is discussed. In our investigation, a single case design was used, in which a professional basketball player was observed during 10 home and 3 away games of the regular season. The relations between the observations and the crisis concept are discussed in detail. In addition, some relevant methodological and applied aspects are presented.     

单片机自动灌流系统设计及其医学应用

介绍一种用单片机构成的自动灌流控制系统。它以灌流压为控制指标，以ＬＤＢ－Ｍ电子蠕动泵作为执行机构，构成闭环控制系统，能实现用户设定的各种液流压曲线。系统内采用了ＥＥＰＲＯＭ存储器，可对用户设定的多达１０条灌流曲线进行长期保存。     

Muscle spasm induced sympathetic reflex bursts on microneurography in a case with pontine demyelination

Microneurography was performed in a 39-year-old woman with demyelination of the pontine white matter associated with muscle spasms in the lower extremities. Single bursts on the microneurogram were observed immediately after cessation of the spasm with no systemic changes in the blood pressure or heart rate. Voluntary tonic flexion of the lower extremities induced similar bursts with small amplitudes. These reflex bursts possessed a characteristic of muscle sympathetic nerve activity, because the latency between the peak of each burst and the prior R-wave on the electrocardiograph was constant. The occurrence of these bursts suggests that a segmental compensatory mechanism in the spinal cord may stabilize the muscle blood flow influenced by muscle contraction.     

Single-dose and steady-state pharmacokinetics of sabeluzole in senile dementia of Alzheimer type patients

Summary The single- and repeated-dose pharmacokinetics of sabeluzole have been determined in six elderly patients with [senile] dementia of the Alzheimer type.After a single oral dose of 10 mg sabeluzole, the peak plasma concentration was attained at 1 to 4 h; it averaged 42 ng·ml^–1. On repeated dosing (10 mg b. d.), steady-state was virtually attained after 3 days of treatment. Steadystate mean trough and peak plasma concentrations fluctuated between 53 and 94 ng·ml^–1. The mean terminal half-life after a single dose and at steady-state was of the order of 33 h.Sabeluzole was well tolerated and at the end of treatment, no systematic changes in blood haematology, biochemistry or urinalysis were seen.     

七种常见MBL基因单倍型标准质粒的构建

目的 构建7种常见的MBL基因单倍型标准质粒。方法以已确认MBL基因单倍型及基因型的DNA样本为模板．利用SSP-PCR技术扩增出包含MBL基因启动子区及第一外显子的单倍型片段并将其克隆人T载体；用定点突变技术分别将其第一外显子52和57位密码相应的碱基突变；采用PCR和测序进行鉴定。结果以单倍型及基因型已确认的DNA样本为模板，采用SSP-PCR和分子克隆技术获得单倍型HYPA、LXPA、LYOA、LYPA和LYPB重组质粒；以单倍型HYPA及LYOA重组质粒为模板，采用定点突变技术获得单倍型HYPD及LYOC标准质粒。结论构建成功常见的7种MBL基因单倍型标准质粒，为采用SSP-PCR、Real-time PCR等技术分析MBL基因相应的SNP及其单倍型与基因型提供了标准对照。